Effects of methanol and urea on optical resolution of phenylthiohydantoin-DL-amino acids by micellar electrokinetic chromatography with sodium N-dodecanoyl-L-valinate

Effects of methanol and urea on enantiomeric resolution of phenylthiohydantoin (PTH)-DL-amino acids by micellar electrokinetic chromatography with sodium N-dodecanoyl-L-valinate (SDVal) were investigated. PTH-DL-Met that could not be optically resolved with an SDVal solution alone was resolved by using an SDVal/methanol solution. Four PTH-DL-amino acids were separated from each other and each pair of enantiomers was also optically resolved, although seriously tailed peaks were observed for each solute. The addition of urea to SDVal/methanol solutions improved these peak shapes.     

子窗口分析法用于偶氮染料GC-MS重叠峰的解析

 将子窗口因子分析法 (SWFA)应用于GC MS联用检测数据分析 ,并以两种偶氮染料 3,3′ 二氯联苯胺和 4,4′ 次甲基 双 (2 氯苯胺 )重叠图谱为例进行了解析。结果表明 ,此方法可直接进行目标组分的质谱分辨 ,得到目标组分的质谱图 ,进而得到该组分的色谱图。其结果准确、可靠。与窗口因子分析相比 ,子窗口的选择更加容易 ,人工干预少 ,解析速度快。     

L(-)-α-苯乙胺拆分2-萘甲酸类立方烷光二聚体

使用L(-)-α-苯乙胺作为手性衍生化试剂,拆分了外消旋的类立方烷2-萘甲酸光二聚体,并通过圆二色谱进行了证明.     

Resolution and identification of co‐eluting alkylphenols in comprehensive two‐dimensional gas chromatography–mass spectrometry by multivariate curve resolution‐alternating least squares

The interest in the analysis of alkylphenols (APs) has widely increased in the last decades because of the endocrine disrupting features of these phenol derivatives. However, the isolation and identification of many of the multiple chemical structures of all APs is a very challenging task because of their similar physicochemical properties. In this work, the co‐elution of the isomers present in technical mixtures and using comprehensive two‐dimensional gas chromatography coupled to quadrupole mass spectrometry was resolved using multivariate curve resolution‐alternating least squares algorithm. The mass spectrum of each resolved compound was compared with the theoretical mass spectrum obtained from the literature, in order to assign the appropriate identification of each isomer. Two commercial mixtures were studied; in one of them, 34 compounds were resolved, and in the second mixture, 40 compounds were resolved. The relative abundances of the compounds were also calculated in both mixtures. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Extended application of a chiral stationary phase based on (+)-(1 8-crown-6)-2,3,11,12-tetracarboxylic acid to the resolution of N-(substituted benzoyl)-alpha-amino acid amides

A chiral stationary phase (CSP 1) based on (+)-(18-crown-6)-2,3,11,12-tetracarboxylic acid was applied to the resolution of N-(substituted benzoyl)-alpha-amino acid amides and esters. N-(Substituted benzoyl)-alpha-amino acid amides were well resolved using a mixture of acetic acid-triethylamine-acetonitrile (0.01:0.05:100, v/v/v) as an optimum mobile phase while N-(substituted benzoyl)-alpha-amino acid esters were not resolved at all. In contrast, both N-(substituted benzoyl)-alpha-amino acid amides and esters were not resolved at all or resolved very poorly on another CSP (CSP 2), which lacks the two N-H hydrogens of the amide tethers of CSP 1. Among the substituents on the benzoyl group of analytes, the nitro group was the best for good resolution of analytes on CSP 1. From these results, the two N-H hydrogens of the amide tethers of CSP 1, the carbonyl oxygen of the amide group of analytes, and the nitro group on the benzoyl group of analytes were concluded to play significant roles in chiral recognition. In addition, various N-(3,5-dinitrobenzoyl)leucine amides with different lengths of N-alkylamide chains were resolved on CSP 1 and N-(3,5-dinitrobenzoyl) leucine N-propylamide was found to show the best chiral recognition in terms of the separation (alpha = 1.30) and the resolution factor (Rs= 3.17).     

A Metabolomic Approach to Beer Characterization

The consumers’ interest towards beer consumption has been on the rise during the past decade: new approaches and ingredients get tested, expanding the traditional recipe for brewing beer. As a consequence, the field of “beeromics” has also been constantly growing, as well as the demand for quick and exhaustive analytical methods. In this study, we propose a combination of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and chemometrics to characterize beer. ¹H-NMR spectra were collected and then analyzed using chemometric tools. An interval-based approach was applied to extract chemical features from the spectra to build a dataset of resolved relative concentrations. One aim of this work was to compare the results obtained using the full spectrum and the resolved approach: with a reasonable amount of time needed to obtain the resolved dataset, we show that the resolved information is comparable with the full spectrum information, but interpretability is greatly improved.     

Enantiomeric resolution of dansyl phenylalanine and analogs by microcolumn liquid chromatography with γ-cyclodextrin as mobile phase additive

Dansyl derivatives of racemic phenylalanine and its analogs have been resolved by microcolumn liquid chromatography with γ-cyclodextrin as mobile phase additive. The enantioselectivity of the system was influenced by the concentrations of both γ-cyclodextrin and acetonitrile in the mobile phase. Enantiomers of phenylalanine, phenylglycine, and tyrosine were resolved by isocratic elution in a single chromatographic run.     

Coupling of imaging NEXAFS with secondary ion mass spectrometry for the chemical and isotopic analysis of presolar cosmic grains

We present first results of the combination of imaging photoemission electron spectroscopy with imaging mass spectrometry. Imaging NEXAFS was combined with TOF-SIMS in order to perform a spatially resolved chemical and isotopic analysis of microscopic grain samples. Imaging NEXAFS was used for the nondestructive lateral characterization of mineral phases prior to isotopically resolved mass analysis by imaging TOF-SIMS. This novel approach was demonstrated by performing a chemical and isotopic analysis of the rare presolar grain fraction present in the Murchison meteorite.     

Synthesis, resolution and racemisation studies of new tridentate ligands for asymmetric catalysis

A method for the high-yielding preparation of two tridentate, isoquinoline-derived ligands, involving successive Suzuki cross-coupling reactions, is described. The first ligand could be resolved via molecular complexation with N-benzylcinchonidinium chloride, while the second was resolved by chromatographic separation of its epimeric camphorsulfonates. The barrier to rotation about the central biaryl axis was evaluated via racemisation studies, and the absolute configuration assigned by X-ray crystallography.     

Pulsed field electrophoresis in contour-clamped homogeneous electric fields for the resolution of DNA by size or topology

The electrophoretic separation of DNA molecules can be controlled by the use of contour-clamped homogeneous electric fields (CHEF). This paper describes an improved CHEF apparatus with negligible distortion in the electric fields. When the electric field was periodically reoriented, DNA molecules up to 2 megabases were resolved in a highly uniform manner. Furthermore, when the field strength was changed with orientation, topological variations of conventional-sized DNA molecules were resolved.     

The first example for cycloenantiomeric hexahomooxacali

Cycloenantiomeric hexahomooxacalix[3]arenes with different substituents on the three upper rims were synthesized for the first time by fixing their conformation into a cone. A cycloenantiomeric hexahomooxacalix[3]arene 6 was resolved into both enantiomeric forms and chiroptically characterized. Preliminary 1H-NMR studies indicated that the optically resolved cycloenantiomer 6 could discriminate the enantiomers of hydrochloride of phenylalanine ethyl ester.     

Chiral resolution of atropine, homatropine and eight synthetic tropinyl and piperidinyl esters by capillary zone electrophoresis with cyclodextrin additives

Chiral resolution of atropine, homatropine and eight synthetic tropinyl and piperidinyl esters were studied by capillary zone electrophoresis with cyclodextrin additives. Atropine and eight synthetic derivatives were successfully resolved by heptakis-(2,3,6-tri-O-methyl)-beta-cyclodextrin (TM-beta-CD) at concentrations ranging from 10 to 40 mM. Homatropine was baseline resolved by 10 mM beta-cyclodextrin and hydroxypropyl-beta-cyclodextrin (HP-beta-CD), respectively. The developed method was employed for the determination of atropine enantiomers in human serum.     

Spatially resolved mass spectrometry in the study of art and archaeological objects

Spatially resolved mass spectrometry (MS) is a widespread technique increasingly used in many areas of research. Operating in a fast, straightforward way with minimal sample damage, MS investigation can provide spatially resolved information with low limits of detection and a wide linear range. For these reasons, spatially resolved MS is applied in the study of art and archaeological objects, and the current review provides a survey of relevant publications. We highlight the main capabilities and the limitations of spatially resolved MS and discuss the most relevant applications.     

Structure of Electrochemically Lithiated Li_(0.33)MnO_2

Li0.33MnO2 cathode material was synthesized by solid state reaction which showed a monoclinic structure.In situ synchrotron diffraction showed a reversible structural transition of Li0.33MnO2 during Li+ insertion/extraction.However,it is difficult to determine the crystal structure of lithiated Li0.33+xMnO2 based on their poorly resolved diffraction patterns.This difficulty was successfully resolved by X-ray absorption spectroscopy(XAS) and Raman scattering which are sensitive to the short-range ordering of...     

Enzymatic kinetic resolution of ketorolac

Ketorolac 1 was resolved into each enantiomer by interesterification using lipase B from Candida antarctica. The acid reacted with various alcohols and the ester and acid were resolved up to >99% e.e. when reacted with octanol, which was the best result. To increase reactivity and enantioselectivity, the experimental conditions were adjusted by varying temperature, solvent, alcohols and reaction time.     

Liquid chromatographic resolution of racemic rasagiline and its analogues on a chiral stationary phase based on (+)‐(18‐crown‐6)‐2,3,11,12‐tetracarboxylic acid

A liquid chromatographic chiral stationary phase based on (+)‐(18‐crown‐6)‐2,3,11,12‐tetracarboxylic acid was applied to the resolution of 15 analytes, including racemic rasagiline, a chiral drug for the treatment of Parkinson's disease, and its analogues. The composition of mobile phase was optimized to be ethanol/acetonitrile/acetic acid/triethylamine (80:20:0.2:0.3, v/v/v/v) by evaluating the chromatographic results for the resolution of five selected analytes under various mobile phase conditions. Under the optimized mobile phase conditions, racemic rasagiline was resolved quite well with a separation factor of 1.48 and resolution of 2.71 and its 14 analogues were also resolved reasonably well with separation factors of 1.06–1.54 and resolutions of 0.54–2.11. Among 15 analytes, racemic rasagiline was resolved best except for just one analyte. The analyte structure–enantioselectivity relationship indicated that racemic rasagiline has the most appropriate structural characteristics for resolution on the chiral stationary phase.     

Mutual optical resolution of 2,2′-dihydroxy-1,1′-binaphthyl and alkyl aryl or dialkyl sulfoxides by complex formation

By complexation with optically active 2, 2′-dihydroxy-1, 1′-binaphthyl, alkyl aryl and dialkyl sulfoxides were resolved very efficiently. Reversely, by complexation with optically active alkyl aryl or dialkyl sulfoxides, 2, 2′- dihydoxy-l,l′-binaphthyl was resolved very efficiently, In all cases, 100% optically pure (+)- and (?)-enantiomers were obtained in good yields.     

Resolution of amino acids by a native-cellulose column

Seventeen aliphatic, hydroxyl, sulfur-containing, aromatic, imino, and heterocyclic DL-amino acids were resolved without derivatization using a native-cellulose column. Chirality was assigned by either CD spectra or co-chromatography. Under these conditions, it is known that the hydrophobic interaction of amino acids with the hydroxyl groups on the cellulose played an important role in the separations. The cellulose column chromatographic system for resolution of amino acid enantiomers was combined with an amino acid analyzer. Thus, the DL-amino acids separated by the latter system were successively resolved by the former.     

Comparative enantioseparations with native beta-cyclodextrin and heptakis-(2-O-methyl- 3,6-di-O-sulfo)-beta-cyclodextrin in capillary electrophoresis

Twenty-three cationic chiral analytes were resolved in capillary electrophoresis using native beta-cyclodextrin and single isomer heptakis-(2-O-methyl-3,6-di-O-sulfo)-beta-cyclodextrin as chiral selectors. For 12 of 16 chiral analytes resolved with both chiral selectors the enantiomer migration order was opposite. In selected cases the structure of cyclodextrin-analyte complexes in aqueous solution was investigated using one-dimensional transverse rotating frame nuclear Overhauser and exchange spectroscopy. It was found that in contrast to mainly inclusion-type complexes between chiral analytes and beta-cyclodextrin, external complexes are formed between the chiral analytes and structurally crowded, highly charged heptakis-(2-O-methyl-3,6-di-O-sulfo)-beta-cyclodextrin.     

A New Strategy for Fast Chiral Screening by Combining HPLC-DAD with a Multivariate Curve Resolution–Alternating Least Squares Algorithm

A strategy aimed at developing faster chiral screening approaches is proposed in this paper by mixing samples and simultaneously screening the resulting mixture of racemates. The data matrix of the mixture obtained by diode array detector or mass spectrometry is deconvoluted into resolved chromatograms and spectra through a multivariate curve resolution–alternating least squares algorithm. The individual racemates are then identified through the resolved UV spectra, and enantiomeric excess ratios can be measured via the resolved chromatograms. Two representative experiments were carried out to verify the feasibility of the strategy. A mixture containing five pairs of racemic solutes was successfully screened on Chiralcel OD column in one-fifth of the conventional analysis time. Another mixture containing 10 racemates gained nine-tenths of the original screening time on three CSPs with a predictive accuracy above 90 %.